Improvement in plows



E, andin adjusting its position.

@met @Mira Anouar aD'AILEY. or WILSON, New YORK.

Letters Patent No: 107,228, (lated September 13, 1870.

The" Schedule referred to in the' Letters Patent and.l making pari:l of th same v- To all ivhoin it may concern Be it'knowu that I, ALBERT A.-'DA1LEY, ot' Wilson, in the county of Niagara and State of New York,` Ahave invented a new and useful Improvement in Plows; and I do hereby .declare that the following is a full, clear, and-exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this s peciiica'tion, in which- -Figurc 1 is a side view of my improved plow. Figure 2 is a top view of the same, parts being `broken away to show lthe construction.

Figure 3 is a front view of a modified forni of the-l 'gauge-wheels.

Figure 4 is a side view ofthe same. My invention has for its object to improve the construction of plows, so as to make them more couven ient in use, and more eiieetive in operation; and

It consists in the construction and combination of. various parts of the plow, 'as hereinafter more fully described.

A represents the plow-beam.

B is the mold-board.

C are the handles, and I D is the cutter, about the construction of which parts there is nothing new.

E is a large wheel, by which the driversseat, F, is supported and which revolves upon the `journal of the axle The inner end ofthe axle G has lugs, g1g, formed upon its lower side, to embrace and slide upon the upper flanged edge of the beam A, one of said lugs,

as'g, being hooked, and the other, g2, being straight,

as shown in fig. 2.

H1 is a setscrew,`v:hich passes through a screwhole in the straight lug y", and the end of which works in a socket in the block I, interposed between the straight-lug'g2 andthe side of' the plow-beam A,- bcncath the top flange of. said side. This construction allows the axle to be adjusted ,vertically onthe beam A, andalso longitudinally thereof to a cer-tain extent, whereby' theI portion ot' the weight of the driver, which is borne bythe plow, may be imposed on it at a point nearer the wheel O, and thus, to that degree, removed i from the plow B.

J is a chain, the rear end of which is connected with the inner end of the axle G, and the other end of which is hooked upon a hook, or other catch, couneetcd with the bolts that secure the cutter, or with sonic other part or attachment of the beam A. '.lhe chain J is designed to assist in governing the wheel K is'au iron bar or step, designed to support the drivers feet.

Upon the upper side ofthe inner eudof the bai-.K

.is formed two lugs, k k2,which embrace the loweu flanged edge of the beam A, where the said foot-rest or bar is adiustably secured in place by a set-serew, L, pass'ingthr'ough one of the. lugs, as k?, and the point of which pre'ssesagainstthe side of the beam A, so thatthe position-of the step K may 'be conveniently adjusted accordingto the length-ofthe drivers legs.

M is thegaugewheel axle, the middle part of which is made inclined or curved, socthat the land-side jourual ot' said 'axle may bea-t a' higher level than' the other or plowed-land journal. f f; .y

'N san army or standard, theflower end of which is rigidly connected tosthe axle M.

` The arin N is slotted to receive the bolt by which it is secured to the beam A, so that'it may be readily raised and lowered to regulate the deptlrat which the plow works inthe ground.

To the land-side journal ot' the axle M is attachedthegauge-wheel 0, which rolls along the surface of the ground to regulate the depth at which the plow enters the ground. i

To the outer journal or the axle M is attached a gauge-plate, P, which may be made in the form 'of' a wheel, and its position upon said journal may be adjusted by a tubular washer or washers placed upon said journal upon one or the other side ot' said wheel, as may be desired.

In figs. 3 and 4 is shown a different construction, N indicating the slotted arm, M' the axle jointed' thereto, Othe wheel, and P" a gauge-plate.

The latter construction I prefer, as it enables the plate, wlieu-,baek-furrowing and cutting first furrows, to be set so' as torcgulate the plow, instead of; being removed, as i'snecessary in such cases when the plate is made in the form of a wheel.

Having thus'desciibed my-inv'ention,

I claim aspew and desire to secure by Letters Pat The combination ofthe curved or inclined axle M', slottedpivoted arm N', andy gauge-plate P', with each other and with the plow-beam;A A, substantially as herein shown and described, and foi` the purpose set forth. t v

A. A.. BAILEY I Witnesses: l

J E. Palmer, Crus. B. Gironi'. 

